"Drag: A History of Female Impersonation on the Stage" by Roger Baker, First edition 1968

Roger Baker

First Edition

[LGBTQ] Baker, Roger. Drag: A History of Female Impersonation on the Stage. London: Triton Books, 1968. First edition. 256 pages. Original brown cloth binding with author, title, and publisher stamped on spine. Original dustjacket, with black and white image of English drag performer Chris Shaw in a black sequined dress and full glam makeup and title spelled out in red sequins. Includes 92 black and white photographs and illustrations of cross-dressing performers, artists, and stage productions. This book by British scholar Roger Baker examines the history of drag performance dating back to ancient China, Japan, and Greece through the punk scene of the 1960s. Baker touches on the difference between drag as a performance art, and transvestism, a personal practice, before delving in to the historical uses of drag by actors and impersonators. Chapters touch on famous cross-dressers including the Chevalier D'Eon, Vesta Tilley, Marlene Dietrich,and Julian Eltinge, and cross-dressing traditions on the Elizabethan stage, in pantomime, Kabuki, vaudeville, and opera among others. Wear to edges of dustjacket, price clipped. Overall very good condition. A detailed history on the uses of drag in performance and entertainment across the world.

Item #20774

Price: $285.00